Kulanu is grateful to all the filmmakers and documentarians who have worked with, videoed, photographed, and highlighted Kulanu communities around the world. In an effort to help promote their work we are featuring them on this page on our website. Contact them for more information.
For many more homemade videos about Kulanu communities, see Kulanu’s Youtube channel.
You can watch our 2020 Kulanu in Song Chanukah Benefit here and our recorded Online Speaker Series zoom sessions
here.
Rabbi Barbara Aiello, producer, and Carl Perkal, director, “Secret Jews of Calabria,” (2014).
The film is available for purchase.
Jeff Cipin and Rabbi Elyse Goldstein, producers, “Los Nuevos Judíos de Guatemala,” (2019).
Trailer on Kulanu’s Youtube channel. For 3.5 minute version, click here.
Ellen Friedland and Curt Fissel, “Delicious Peace Grows in a Uganda Coffee Bean,” (2010).
Film is available for purchase.
Laurence Gavron, “Black Jews, the roots of the Olive Tree,” (2016).
Film is being shown at film festivals and is available for purchase.
Daniel Knapp, “Sonya Loya’s Crypto-Judaic Art Glass,” (2010).
On Kulanu’s Youtube channel
Joshua Kristal and Schneur Menaker, “Journey to Judaism: the Story of Madagascar,” (2016).
Trailer on Kulanu’s Youtube channel. For 2.5 minute version, click here.
Joshua Kristal and Shneur Menaker, “Returning to Roots,” (2018).
For trailer, click here.
Jeff Lieberman, re-emergingfilm.com, “Re-Emerging: the Jews of Nigeria.” (2012)
Film is available to buy or rent for personal use on Vimeo.
Avishai Mekonen, “400 Miles to Freeedom, ” (2009).
Film is available for purchase.
Irene Orleansky, “Bal Ej the hidden Jews of Ethiopia,” (2016).
Here is the full film as shown on Irene Orleansky’s YouTube channel Unexpected Israel. For a brief 2-minute trailer, click here
Jonas Pariente, “Next Year in Bombay.”
Film is available for purchase.
Dani Rotstein, Felipe Wolokita, Ofer Laszewicki,
“Xueta Island – Official Trailer (with English Subtitles).” (2021)
The film is being shown at film festivals.
David Vinik and Debra Gonsher Vinik,
“Yearning to Belong.”
Film is available to buy or rent for personal use on Vimeo.
Gabrielle Zilkha, “Doing Jewish: A Story from Ghana.” (2016)
The film is available to buy or rent for personal use on Amazon Prime.